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Title: Portrait of a Weary Firefighter, 1948 Wheeler Springs Fire
Creator: Crawford, Dick, Mrs. (Photographer)
United States. Forest Service
Date Created and/or Issued: 1948-09-12
Publication Information: Museum of Ventura County
Contributing Institution: Museum of Ventura County
Collection: General Collection
Rights Information: The copyright to this image has not been determined. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Please contact library staff for rights determinations and additional uses.
Description: Portrait of a firefighter sitting on the ground, massaging his right foot. His boot is on the ground next to him. He is holding his sock in his right hand. His face appears to be smudged with dirt or ash. Note: Museum records indicate that the 1948 Wheeler Springs fire began on 12 September 1948 and burned for five days.
Type: image
Format: Black and white photograph
16 x 12.5 cm
Portrait, Full
Identifier: 17424
Language: English
Subject: Fire fighters
Fires--California--Ventura County
Rest periods
Place: California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Wheeler Springs (Calif.)
Source: William Friend Collection, 1990
Relation: 17372-17434 (62 photos)

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